Schematic representation of the 339-IR-340 region of <i>L. plantarum</i> strains.

<p>Panel A: Schematic representation of the variable region (grey area) between the <i>lp_0339</i> and <i>lp_0340</i> genes (white open arrows) of <i>L. plantarum</i> WCFS1 with the single nucleotide polymorphism positions (yellow areas) detected in the other strains. Primers used to generate amplicons for sequencing are displayed. Panel B: Sequence comparison of the 10 sequence variations in the 339-IR-340 intergenic region. Yellow circles indicate the nucleotide(s) that distinguish the 339-IR-340 sequence types.